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Franciszek Duchiński

1816-01-01 – 1893-07-13

Portrait of Franciszek Duchiński
Franciszek DuchińskiCredit: Jan Mioduszewski (d. 1910)

Life & Legacy

Franciszek Henryk Duchiński (1816 – 13 July 1893) was a Polish ethnographer and historian, often described as Ukrainophilic.
Duchiński was president of the Société d'Anthropologie et d'Ethnographie Polonaise de Paris, and moreover a member of the French Société d'Anthropologie de Paris and vice-president of the Société d'Ethnographie. He also co-organised exhibitions of anthropological sciences. Today he is mainly known as the author of the theory of the non-Slavic origin of the Russians.

Occupation & Career

historian, journalist, teacher, ethnographer, opinion journalist, ethnologist

Education

Imperial University of St. Vladimir

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Education & Institutions

Imperial University of St. Vladimir

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Sources & Provenance

  1. Wikidata population candidate Q3545805 — wikidata View source

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